matcha roll cake

Most people by now would know that I am a huge fan of matcha! Some people may dislike it for its bitter aftertaste but for me it’s the bitter, the better. I’ve been on a search for a soft and fluffy roll cake recipe. This one is definitely a keeper!

This cake is fluffy because the egg whites and yolks are separated, similar to the chiffon cake technique. I cannot stress the importance of the use of cake flour to produce a fine texture.

This is easier to make than it looks, so don’t feel daunted. It was a delight to eat, and I liked that the cake itself was not too sweet!

I used the matcha powder acquired from my Tokyo trip. It lent a very nice and natural-looking green hue to the cake! For those looking to buy matcha powder, you can get them from NTUC Finest Japanese Section (Small dark green bottle, about $6.40) or Sunlik ($5.50 per 50g)

Assembling:

1. Lay the browned side up

2. Spread the cream on3. Roll it up! Watch the video I made here for this step:

Ingredients for sponge:

4 egg whites

40g sugar

4 egg yolks

40g sugar

40g cake flour

1 tbsp matcha powder

Ingredients for filling:

120 ml whipping cream

1 tbsp sugar

2 tsp vanilla

azuki bean paste (optional)

Steps:

1. Preheat the oven to 170 degC

2. Line a 10″ x 14″ baking pan with parchment paper

3. Whisk egg yolks and sugar well

4. Sift in cake flour and matcha powder, whisk until well-combined and aerated

Hi dear. It’s most likely because you overwhipped the cream. I think the trick is to whip the cream when it is still very cold (just out of refrigerator, and you may want to refrigerate the mixing bowl too) and whip it on high-speed using the mixer, then remove from the mixer (towards the end, when you can roughly gauge that it is coming together), and use a hand whisk to continue whisking till it forms peaks. Using a hand whisk at the last stage prevents over-mixing!

Anyway, should it become part cream solids and part liquid again, just continue beating till it becomes all solids to form butter!! Don’t waste the over-beaten cream! Hope this helps!